Police Cite Gains in DUI, Graffiti Arrests in Bucktown

New Shakespeare District Cmdr. Francis "Frank" Valadez greets Kerri Stojak, a staffer in Ald. Scott Waguespack's office at the end of Wednesday's CAPS meeting. Waguespack (32nd) is wearing a cap.
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When graffiti damage is greater than $300, taggers can be charged with felonies, Reyes explained, and both Castillo and Hinders have. The men are scheduled to appear in court Jan. 9.

On Dec. 16, reputed gang member David Jimenez, 22, was arrested in the 1600 block of North Oakley Street and accused of making a threat with a gun.

Four days before Jimenez's arrest, he was taken into police custody on a charge of "assault with threat," held and released on his own recognizance, police said. In that incident, Jimenez allegedly threatened a female victim with an ax.